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Old 06-13-2011, 11:34 AM
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Car: '87 Camaro Sport Coupe
Engine: 383
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Ford 9, Detroit Locker, 35 sp, 4.11
Motive Power Bleeder

If you want to waste a lot of time and spew brake fluid all over your freshly painted car, then this is the tool for you. I spent 5 hours on this yesterday and 2 more today and still can't get the "universal" lid to cover and seal the top of the stock reservoir. It's just a bit too small. And the stupid chains and j-bolts to hold it in place are a joke. I even went to the hardware store and got new nuts/washers to help it out, but it still won't seal. Maybe the plastic reservoir just doesn't have enough rigidity to hold a seal. They really need to make a proper adapter for the super common reservoirs found on all these 80s GM cars.

So, after wasting 2 vacation days on this and missing a race event, I am ready to punch they guy who invented this. I could have bled my brakes the old fashioned way 10 times by now. Save your $100 and just bleed like people have been doing for decades without this stupid worthless tool.
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